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Below you can find links to the resources inside our Summer Camp at Home pack.
Week 1: Bug week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- (watercolor) paper
- paint
- markers and crayons
- big paint brush
- tape
- glue
- muffin tin
- scissors (use safety scissors for young kids or do the cutting for them)
Supplies to get:
- miniature ocean animals
- colored paper (including green paper)
- paper plate
- contact paper
- tissue paper squares
- crepe paper
- colored ribbon
- dropper (like these ones)
- (optional) blue paper (preferably 9×12″)
- (optional) googly eyes
- (optional) food coloring
- (optional) aluminium foil
Book list:
- The Big Book of Bugs (by Yuval Zommer)
- Peep inside animal homes (Usborne Publishing)
- Superworm (by Julia Donaldson)
- The Bug Girl: A True Story (by Sophia Spencer)
- Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever (National Geographic Kids)
Week 2: Dinosaur week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- markers and crayons
- paint
- paper
- scissors
- playdough
- small craft supplies
- a bin (or other container)
- tray
Recycled materials:
- big piece of cardboard
Supplies to get:
- small dinosaur toys
- 1 cup of salt
- 2 cups of flour
- beans
- baking soda
- vinegar
- (optional) food coloring
- dropper (like these ones)
Book list:
- Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs (from National Geographic Kids)
- Dinosaurs (from National Geographic Kids)
- Dinosaurs Before Dark (a chapter book from the Magic Tree House series)
- Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp (by Carol Diggory Shields)
- Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Dinosaurs (a Usborne fun book for young kids)
Movie ideas (check the trailers and recommended age for the movies to see if they are suitable for your kids):
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs“
“Walking with Dinosaurs” (a series by BBC Natural History Unit)
Week 3: Space week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- (watercolor) paper
- drawing supplies (crayons, markers)
- big piece of paper (preferably 9×12″)
- watercolor paint
- stapler
- a book about space (or a picture of the solar system)
- glue
- stuffing (paper napkins, crumpled paper, or bubble wrap)
- scissors (use safety scissors for young kids or do the cutting for them)
- (optional) hole puncher
Recycled materials:
- paper tubes
- cardboard
Supplies to get:
- washi tape
- playdough (several colors)
- liquid paint (liquid watercolor or watered down tempera paint)
- colored paper (you can also use painted paper instead)
- blue or black paper
- (optional) mini brads
- (optional) yellow crepe paper
Book list:
- My First Book of Planets: All About the Solar System for Kids
- National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space
- The Way Back Home (by Oliver Jeffers)
- Pete the Cat: Out of This World (by James Dean)
- Mousetronaut (by Mark Kelly)
- Peep Inside Space (Usborne Publishing)
- Space Look Inside (Usborne Publishing)
Movie list:
Week 4: Game week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- markers
- paint
- small ball
- (optional) painter’s tape
- tray (and small items to put on the tray)
- tea towel
- big piece of paper
- glue
- dice (from a board game you already have)
Recycled materials:
- paper tubes
Supplies to get:
- mini craft sticks
- (optional) washi tape
- colored paper
Week 5: Rainbow week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- (watercolor) paper
- watercolor paint
- tape
- pencil
- white crayon (or oil pastel)
- a piece of ribbon or string
- markers / crayons
- glue
- scissors (use safety scissors for young kids or do the cutting for them)
Recycled materials:
- long paper tube (from paper towels)
Supplies to get:
- crepe paper
- materials for the collage: pieces of colored paper, pom poms, colored stickers, colored glitter or glitter glue, craft gems, pieces of colored yarn, colored buttons, pieces of tissue paper (you don’t need all these materials, just use what you have at hand)
- washi tape
- big piece of black paper (preferably 9×12″)
- colored paper
Book list:
- Elmer and the Rainbow (by David McKee)
- The World Made a Rainbow (by Michelle Robinson)
- The Rainbow Fish (by Marcus Pfister)
- How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow (by Monica Sweeney)
Week 6: Building week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- (watercolor) paper
- paint
- drawing supplies (crayons, markers)
- small toy animals and cars
- hole puncher (if you don’t have one, you can find alternative options mentioned in the activity)
- LEGO base plate
- colorful LEGO bricks
- marble (if you don’t have one, you can use playdough to create a small ball instead)
- tape
- glue
- (optional) aluminium foil
Supplies to get:
- paper cups
- craft sticks
- washi tape
- mini brads
- paper bag
- crepe paper
- yarn
- (optional) googly eyes
- (optional) modeling clay
- (optional) straws
Book list:
- Rosie Revere, Engineer (by Andrea Beaty)
- Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be (by Charlotte Foltz Jones)
- Iggy Peck, Architect (by Andrea Beaty)
- The Most Magnificent Thing (by Ashley Spires)
- Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention (by Pip Jones)
Movie ideas (check the trailers and recommended age for the movies to see if they are suitable for your kids):
Week 7: Pirate week
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- (watercolor) paper
- sharpie marker
- (watercolor) paint
- stapler
- paper
- markers / crayons
- small “treasures” to put inside the treasure chest (check the activity for day 3 for more details)
- glue
- scissors (use safety scissors for young kids or do the cutting for them)
Recycled materials:
- recycled milk carton
- recycled egg carton
- paper tube (from a paper towel roll)
Supplies to get:
- straws
- duck tape
- craft sticks
- colored paper
- black construction paper
- (optional) tea bags
- (optional) washi tape
- (optional) big watercolor paper (9×12″)
Book list:
- Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map (by James Dean)
- The Pirates Next Door (by Jonny Duddle)
- Little Transfer Book Pirates (an activity book from Usborne Publishing)
- Pirates Past Noon (a chapter book from the Magic Tree House series)
- Port Side Pirates (a singalong book by Oscar Seeworthy)
Week 8: Under the Sea
Supply list:
Materials you probably already have:
- (watercolor) paper
- paint
- markers and crayons
- big paint brush
- tape
- glue
- muffin tin
- scissors (use safety scissors for young kids or do the cutting for them)
Supplies to get:
- miniature ocean animals
- colored paper (including green paper)
- paper plate
- contact paper
- tissue paper squares
- crepe paper
- colored ribbon
- dropper
- (optional) blue paper (preferably 9×12″)
- (optional) googly eyes
- (optional) food coloring
- (optional) aluminium foil
Book list:
- Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist (by Jess Keating)
- The Big Book of the Blue (by Yuval Zommer)
- National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Ocean
- The Rainbow Fish (by Marcus Pfister)
- Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat (by James Dean)
Movie ideas:
- “Finding Nemo“
- “Moana“
- “Finding Dory“
- “Oceans” (a documentary by DisneyNature)
I hope you and your kids will enjoy trying the ideas inside the summer camp! Have fun and make the most of every day!